Gemini 5 astronauts cleared for eight day moon trip
Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr, fresh from a 7 day 22 hour orbit and 120 orbits, undergo continued medical exams aboard the USS Lake Champlain. Officials voiced confidence in the crew for an eight day lunar mission as they head to Cape Kennedy for isolation and further testing. President Johnson congratulated the pair by phone as international leaders praised the achievement.
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Houston
Tex
America
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
The
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Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
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Control Center
Charles Berry
Cape Kennedy
Cooper
Air Force
Conrad
Navy
Charles Mathews
United States
Gilruth
Earth
Fach
Space Twins
Johnson
Jane Conrad
Hawaii
Donald K. Slayton
Ellington Air Force Base
Valery Bykovsky
Bykovsky
Radar System's Trouble Threatens Gemini 6 Launch
Space officials push Gemini 6 toward an October blast at Cape Kennedy while radar glitches on Gemini 5 draw scrutiny. Walter M. Schirra Jr and Thomas P. Stafford prepare for a rendezvous flight as teams evaluate fuel cell failures and cooling limits.
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Howard Bendict
Houston, Tex
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Johnson No Steel Strike
President Johnson stepped in to press steel negotiators at the White House to resume talks before a nationwide strike due to begin at midnight Tuesday.US Steel Corp and the United Steelworkers Union led by J W Abel and R Conrad Cooper attended, with Moyers, Wirtz, and Connor assisting.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Steel Company
J.W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
US Steel Corp
Moyers
Executive Office
Bombers Strike Viet Cong Areas Across South Viet Nam
U S B52 bombers from the Strategic Air Command conducted two weekend raids in South Viet Nam. A U S warplane was shot down over North Viet Nam and Viet Cong guerrillas attacked postal outposts near Saigon, killing and wounding several.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Strategic Air Command
Viet Ao. Mall
North Viet Nam
Dominica Firing Resumed Amid Heavy Night Battles
Rebel troops and the Inter-American Peace Force fought a heavy night exchange of fire in Santo Domingo in the fiercest clash since June. Reports said 5 to 10 were wounded with unconfirmed word of a Paraguayan peace force soldier wounded. No US casualties reported. An mortar fire reportedly touched off the incident in the rebel sector.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
An Agree
Boss Prods Worker for Raise Over Family Illness
A worker pleads for a raise citing family illness and financial hardship. The request frames illness of a spouse as the proximate cause of poverty and job insecurity. The exchange underscores workplace tensions over compensation during personal crisis.
Collision Probed After Dutch Freighter and American Tanker Collide
In dense fog seven miles west of the Golden Gate, the Dutch freighter Rotti and the American tanker J. H. Tuttle collided. Both ships limped into port with bow damage. The Tuttle, carrying 60,000 barrels of crude gasoline, docked at Standard Oil in Richmond. the Rotti at an unspecified pier. Coast Guard marine inspectors boarded both vessels to investigate.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Golden Gate Bridge
Coast Guard Marine
Rotti
J. H. Tuttle
Standard Oi
Richmond
Aquanauts Begin 45 Day Sealab 2 Undersea Test
Ten aquanauts start a 45 day endurance test 205 feet below the Pacific to study marine life and run a data gathering unit. Team leader M Scott Carpenter reported clear water and great visibility while four divers wired to brain-wave recorders begin the first in a series of scientific tests.
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LA Jolla
Calif
M. Scott Carpenter
Navy
Nasser Holds Talks With Soviet Leaders in Moscow Visit
President Gamal Abdel Nasser met top Soviet leaders in Moscow during a five day visit that began Friday. Talks’ subject was not announced.
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Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arabic
Nasser
Betsy Won't Touch Any Land Areas
Hurricane Betsy, an 80 mph storm, slowed about 1000 miles east of Miami after bypassing Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Weather Bureau warned of a gradual intensification with no immediate threat to land as Betsy moved northwest over open seas.
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Fla
Betsy
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Leeward Islands
Weather Bureau
Computer Failure Cause Is Sought After Gemini 5 Landing
Technicians search for the reason a computer failure caused Gemini 5 to land 103 miles short of its target. A NASA spokesman said an error in the central computer fed the guidance system, producing a wrong landing prediction.
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Mathews
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
John P. Hunt
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Mass
Nicians
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stengel Steps Down as Mets Manager at Season’s End
Casey Stengel, baseball’s most popular figure since Babe Ruth, retires as manager of the New York Mets effective at season’s end. He will stay with the club as vice president.
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NEW York
Casey Stengel
Babe Ruth
New York Mets
Weather Picture Shows Mild Tonight Into Tomorrow
Partly cloudy tonight and warmer with a low near 58. Clouds persist tomorrow with little temperature change. High yesterday reached 75 and today’s low was 57.
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